Hey chatbot, is this true? AI ‘factchecks’ sow misinformation
Washington, United States --Â As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot...
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Snakes on a plane: Indian smuggler caught with venomous vipers
Mumbai, India - A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai from...
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Algerian president demands ‘total respect’ from France
Last weekend, Algeria recalled its ambassador from Paris and banned French military planes from its airspace, which France regularly uses...
- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the return of the Algerian ambassador to France was "conditional on total respect for the Algerian state".
- France has said it will cut the number of visas it grants to citizens of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
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It’s all in the eye: Tunisia’s 90-year-old photographer
An exhibition of his work named "Souvenirs d'Avant l'Oubli" (Memories before Oblivion) is being held until the end of October...
- The reputed photographer said he only ever wanted to photograph his own country, in all its diversity.
- Perez said he began photography at the age of 11 or 12 and all his works are "inhabited" by people.
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Power partially restored in Lebanon after nationwide blackout
Lebanon's electricity grid was back online Sunday after the army supplied fuel to two key power stations that had run...
- Energy Minister Walid Fayad said Sunday that the grid was back up and running
- Lebanon has witnessed rolling power cuts across the country since the end of its 1975-1990 civil war
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Turkish fires endanger world pine honey supplies
Turkey’s pine honey harvests — especially in the Mugla region — were already suffering from drought when the wildfires hit....
- Turkey as a whole makes 92 percent of the world’s thick, dark pine honey
- The Mugla region, where 80 percent of Turkey’s pine honey is produced, has been ravaged by fire and floods
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Nobel-winning Gurnah vows to keep talking migration
The novelist won the literature's top award for his unflinching portrayal of their effects on the refugee experience.
- Gurnah called Brexit "a mistake" and European governments' immigration policies "inhumane".
- He is the fifth African-born writer to win the literature Nobel, having fled to Britain from Zanzibar in late 1967.
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Blinken to meet with Israel, UAE diplomats
Blinken had met virtually in mid-September with Lapid and top Emirati foreign policy adviser Anwar Gargash, as well as top...
- Blinken had met virtually in mid-September with Lapid and top Emirati foreign policy adviser Anwar Gargash, as well as top diplomats from Bahrain and Morocco
- The meeting amounted to a full embrace by President Joe Biden of the so-called Abraham Accords
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Lebanon in blackout as power stations run out of fuel
State electricity in most places is barely available for an hour a day amid rolling power cuts
- State electricity in most places is barely available for an hour a day amid rolling power cuts
- The Mediterranean country is battling one of the planet's worst economic crises since the 1850s
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Iraqis head to polls shunned by activists
Security was tight, with all airports closed from Saturday evening to dawn on Monday across Iraq, where despite the government's...
- Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi's political future hangs in the balance, with few observers willing to predict who will come out on top
- Dozens of election observers deployed by the European Union and the United Nations were set to monitor the vote
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Israeli missile strike on a Syrian airbase kill two foreign fighters
An Israeli missile strike on an air base in central Syria has killed two Damascus-allied foreign fighters and wounded several...
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the two foreigners were killed in the raid
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the two foreigners were killed in the raid on the T4 air base
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UK and Gulf nations negotiate trade deal
"It brings me great joy and pleasure to officially announce the official launch of FTA negotiations between GCC countries and...
- The UK already enjoys strong economic links with the nations of the GCC, comprised of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman
- Trade between the UK and the Gulf nations topped 30 billion pounds ($41 billion) in 2020, according to the British government
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Netanyahu vows ‘no one will stop us’ as war enters 100th day
Israel vowed to destroy Hamas and launched a relentless bombardment that has killed at least 23,843 people, mostly women and...
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Israelis rally to demand end to hostages’ 100-day ordeal
Tel Aviv, Israel--Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv late Saturday calling for the release of hostages being held in...
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Sudan government spurns east African mediation move
The paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has been touring African capitals in a boost to his diplomatic standing. Rejecting the...
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France president calls for talks to release Gaza hostages
In a video posted online and broadcast at a meeting in Tel Aviv in support of the hostages, Emmanuel Macron...
- Three French citizens remain unaccounted for following the October 7 attack
- The three citizens are thought to be among the hostages held in Gaza
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Gaza couple celebrate wedding amid war and destruction
Rafah, Palestinian Territories - Surrounded by family and friends, clapping and cheering, Gaza woman Afnan Jibril beams a brilliant smile on...
- Afnan, 17, donning a crown of flowers and pristine white dress, and her partner Mustafa Shamlakh, 26, want to make the most of their chance to celebrate.
- Relatives were gathered on Friday for the wartime wedding in a tiny room at an abandoned school building in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Palestine’s Asian Cup team seeks to ‘put smile’ on their compatriots
Doha, Qatar - The Palestinian team hope to reach the knockout stage of the Asian Cup for the first time to...
- "We as players are part of the Palestinian people and live through the same suffering as the people," captain Battat said on the evening of their opening match.
- Palestine have been at the Asian Cup twice previously, and are yet to win a game, but their coach Makram Daboub said they hope to spring a surprise.